Aqua-Tots is happy to serve clients in the Richmond area at our West End Indoor Year-Round Swim Center in the Merchants Walk Shopping Center. We also have satellite locations that provide additional session-based classes to families during our peak swim season and make it easy for you to find an Aqua-Tots near you! The Richmond Aqua-Tots Center in Merchants Walk offers a monthly tuition based programs.

Swim Schedules

At each Aqua-Tots Swim School, we offer a variety of flexible swim schedules to meet the needs of your family. We have group and private swim lessons morning, afternoons, evenings and weekends too, varying by location. We strive to make learning to swim fun and effective for years to come! Each of our swim lessons are 30-minutes long.

We recommend the 2 Days/Week option for Optimal Learning!

Monthly Tuition Fees

Morgan Family Aqua-Tots strives to keep your costs down while providing the highest quality swim instruction available. We try to maintain lower than average tuition rates based on industry wide comparison standards. This year we have implemented an annual registration fee, which is paid once a year and is good through the calendar year (resetting January 1), in order to cover a multitude of rising costs, including administrative expenses and student insurance fees. The fee is as follows:

Available Swim Classes

Below is a list of all available classes for this location.

Level 1 Swimmers - Tadpoles (6 months-18 months)

Parent and Infant Aquatics (6 months-18 months): In the Tadpole class, parents will learn basic water safety skills and proper holding techniques to adjust their infants to the pool in an environment that encourages social interaction and fun. Infants learn water entry/exit and develop swimming skills such as blowing bubbles, water submersion, kicking, and floating.

Level 2 Swimmers - Minnows (18 months- 3 years)

Parent and Toddler Aquatics (18 months- 3 years): The Minnows class teaches parents water safety skills and proper holding techniques to adjust their toddlers to the aquatic environment. The class structure and skill set is similar to the Tadpoles class, but is tailored to the unique needs and increased muscular coordination of toddlers.

Level 3 Swimmers - Frogs (30 month-3 years)

Beginning swimming for children 30 month-3 years: This class is geared towards toddlers that have achieved a large measure of comfort in the water and are almost capable of swimming unassisted. The goal of the class is to facilitate the process of swimming without the parent and introduce skills such as streamlined "superman" arms that students would learn in more advanced classes.

Level 4 Swimmers - Seahorses (4 years and up)

Beginning swimming for children ages 4 years and up: Children in the Seahorses class begin learning to swim independently, learning front and back glides and kicks, front to back rollovers, floating, and retrieving objects. This level serves as a great foundation for children learning to swim.

Level 5 Swimmers - Starfish

Kids build on the skills learned in the Seahorse program and have mastered floating and the front-to-back and back-to-front rollover swimming method. They are introduced to freestyle arm and leg movements, elementary backstroke, and begin to build endurance.

Level 6 Swimmers - Seals

Seals have obtained a significant measure of comfort in the water and are able to swim one width of freestyle across the pool. The class focuses on the coordination of arm and leg movements and developing proper body position while swimming. Students continue freestyle with rollover breathing, review elementary backstroke and are introduced to backstroke and side breathing.

Level 8 Swimmers - Stingrays

Students in the Stingray class are able to swim one width of freestyle with sidestroke and backstroke unassisted. In this level, swimmers are focused on refining these strokes and are introduced to basic breaststroke and butterfly arms and kicks. Swimmers are also introduced to USS Swimming Rules and open turns. Instructors work with children on proper execution, strength, and endurance.

There Are Currently No Classes Available For This Level

Swim Club

This 1 hour class will help your child continue to improve on their competitive strokes with technique drills and light “swim team” workout type sets. We will help your child to build proper technique and endurance for all 4 competitive strokes through this fun and challenging class format! It’s a great way to maintain fitness levels and continue to improve on their swimming skills.

8 Day Fast Track Classes

This is a unique program that built our reputation as a swim school – for children 24 months – 14 years old. Private and group classes are taught in 8 consecutive 1/2 hour sessions across two weeks (Mon/Tue/Wed/Thur). We promise that you will see marked improvement in your child’s swimming skills, regardless of their current level.

This class is especially effective for those with high anxiety toward the water or who have failed to progress in other swim programs.

For children ages 24-30 months parents may request to be in the water for the initial 2-3 days, otherwise, parents do not wait poolside during this format of lesson.

8 Day Fast Track Group Classes Level 1-2$150/8 Group Lessons

“Level 1-2 Group Fast Track” – This is a mom/dad ‘n me format class for parents of children under 2.5 years old that wish to participate in a group fast track format.

There Are Currently No Classes Available In This Format

8 Day Fast Track Group Classes Level 3-4$150/8 Group Lessons

“Level 3/4 Younger Beginner Group Fast Track” – This format class is for students that are 30 months-4 years old that are beginner swimmers that have little to no swimming experience. Parents do not participate in this format of fast track. The focus will be on overcoming anxiety, safety skills and laying the foundation for swimming.
“Level 3/4 Older Beginner Group Fast Track” – This format class is for students who are 4.5-7 years old that are new, beginner swimmers or non-swimmers. The focus will be on overcoming anxiety and equipping swimmers with safety skills and basic early swimming instruction.

There Are Currently No Classes Available In This Format

8 Day Fast Track Group Classes Level 5-6$150/8 Group Lessons

“Level 5/6 Group Fast Track” – This format class is for students who can swim independently on their stomach and back in deep water and need to work on freestyle with side breathing and competitive backstroke.

There Are Currently No Classes Available In This Format

8 Day Fast Track Group Classes Level 7-8$150/8 Group Lessons

“Level 7/8 Group Fast Track” – This format class is for students who are already proficient in Freestyle with alternating side-breathing, as well as competitive backstroke but would like more technique work on breaststroke and butterfly.

There Are Currently No Classes Available In This Format

8 Day Fast Track Private ClassesAll Ages – $300/8 Private Lessons

There Are Currently No Classes Available In This Format

Once a Week Private LessonsAvailable For Children of All Ages –

$185/monthly tuition. Ongoing format class.

This 30-minute class is in the same ongoing format as our small group classes, but in a one-on-one setting. It is available for children whose parents desire a private lesson over the group format, or that are older beginners (6+) and still have anxiety around the water.